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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online education have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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