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 the fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning organizations
are struggling with
today because online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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