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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
electronic education technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Malta to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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