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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Madagascar to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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