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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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