MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
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 elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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