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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
gains in
online education have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can participants
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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