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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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