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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Africa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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