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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Swaziland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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