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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are enabling
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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