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
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Eliademy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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