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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Malta to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
significant new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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