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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
e-learning technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
New Caledonia to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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