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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northwestern University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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