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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
online education technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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