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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational subjects.
This book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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