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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
important new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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