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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
People want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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