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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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