MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
have to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tanzania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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