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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
e-learning enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive open courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education institutions
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Academics want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
crescive
need for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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