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
which
considers
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Turkmenistan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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