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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
describes
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Andorra to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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