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
analyzes
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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