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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Bangladesh to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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