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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Cornell University to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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