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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
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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