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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Niger to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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