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 is a
book
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online education have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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