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
book
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
elearning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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