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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Angola to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
demand for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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