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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
electronic education technology have enabled
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
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 online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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