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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
today because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
The New School to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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