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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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