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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open education
undertakings.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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