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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
reviews
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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