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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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