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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology have made it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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