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 enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
improvements in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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