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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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