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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
most important 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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