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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
must deal with
more than ever because blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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