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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
topics that
e-learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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