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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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