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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
advances in
learning technology are making it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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