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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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