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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Educators want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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