MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Scottsdale Community College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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