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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because blended learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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