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
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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