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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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