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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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