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 is a
book
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
developments in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Armenia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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