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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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