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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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