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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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