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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online learning have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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