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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education enable
students
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Twitter to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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