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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better comprehend
these
compelling new open education
experiments.
People want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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