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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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