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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning are providing the means for
students
all around the world
to participate in classes online.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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