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
book
that
talks about
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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