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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Uzbekistan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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