MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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