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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ghana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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