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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
researches
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Panama to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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