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 this impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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