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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Rochester to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
People want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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