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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
electronic education technology have enabled
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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