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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Vietnam to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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