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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advancements in
e-learning technology enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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