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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
explores
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
need
to understand
these
open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desideratum for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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