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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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