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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This book
also describes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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