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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sweden to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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