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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pitcairn Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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