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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Uganda to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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