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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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