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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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