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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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