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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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