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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology make it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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