MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning make it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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