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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Peru to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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