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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
major 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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