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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have empowered
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Wesleyan University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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