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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to consider
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Malawi to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This sensational new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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