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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online learning have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Zealand to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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