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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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