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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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