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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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