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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
French Southern and Antarctic Lands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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