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 the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
electronic education technology enable
people
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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