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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
reviews
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Columbia University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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