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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
developing
need
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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