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 is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado System to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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