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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
learning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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