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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Tajikistan to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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