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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Lithuania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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