MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
OpenupEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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