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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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