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 is a
edited collection
which
researches
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
changes in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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