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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
learning technology have enabled
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
important new open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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