MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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