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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
online education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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