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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
improvements in
electronic educational technology are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Honduras to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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