MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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