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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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