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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
e-learning technology enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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