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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have enabled
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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