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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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