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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
elearning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
new open educational
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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