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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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