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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
elearning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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