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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Guiana to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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