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 the interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
e-learning have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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