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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
articulates
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Tuvalu to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This amazing new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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