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 this fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
blended learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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