MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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