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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Syria to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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