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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
distance learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This thrilling new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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