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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Zimbabwe to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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