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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
developments in
blended learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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