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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Barthelemy to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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