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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
electronic education technology are empowering
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Isle of Man to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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