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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
iversity to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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