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
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
gains in
distance learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bouvet Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
exciting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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