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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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