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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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