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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to comprehend how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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