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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Trainers want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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