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
book
that
describes
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
elearning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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