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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Utah Valley University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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