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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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