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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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