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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
evolvements in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Academics want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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