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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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