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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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