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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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