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 this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
technology-enhanced learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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