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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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