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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Trainers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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