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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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