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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Kyrgyzstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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