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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
This open education book offers guidelines for others hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning experience.
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education 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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