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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
South Africa to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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