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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
data
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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