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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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