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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to consider
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Navassa Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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