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
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
distance learning technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
in 2015 because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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