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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
China, Republic of (Taiwan) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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