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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Sweden to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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