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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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