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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
electronic education technology enable
humans
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Scientists want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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