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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
elearning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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