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 the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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