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
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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