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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
students
all around the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Estonia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
undertakings.
People want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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