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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
significant new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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