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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Belize to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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