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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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