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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better grasp
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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