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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
developments in
online learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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