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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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