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 compelling 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
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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