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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Algeria to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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