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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lithuania to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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