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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are struggling with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tunisia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage problems like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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