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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
talks about
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Belize to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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