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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online learning have empowered
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
The Bahamas to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
desideratum
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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