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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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