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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ghana to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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