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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Netherlands Antilles to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This intriguing new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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