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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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