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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
online learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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