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
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Lesotho to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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