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 the illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
have to deal with
in 2015 because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Maldives to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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