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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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