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 Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As e-learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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