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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
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
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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