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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Houston System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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