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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Public servants want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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