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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Université Numérique France Université Numérique to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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