MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can participants
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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