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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Oman to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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