MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Kitts and Nevis to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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