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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
developing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Ecotech Institute to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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