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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because online education technology is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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