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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
French Polynesia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
details
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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