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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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