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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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