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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
U.S. Virgin Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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