MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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