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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can participants
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Palau to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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