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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
online education technology enable
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Ashmore and Cartier Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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