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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liberia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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