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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ohio State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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