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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
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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