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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
OpenLearning to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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