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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology are enabling
humans
in nations all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
British Indian Ocean Territory to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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