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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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