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 is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning are making it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can we
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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