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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guatemala to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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