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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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