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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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