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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
WizIQ to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
new open education
undertakings.
Intellectuals want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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