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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Jersey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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