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
edited collection
that
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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