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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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