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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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