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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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