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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Suriname to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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