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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
must deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open educational
endeavours.
People want
to know how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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