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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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