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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to consider
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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