MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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