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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
WizIQ to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
need
to understand
these
important new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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