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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
need for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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