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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
students
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Congo, (Congo  – Brazzaville) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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