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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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