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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can institutions
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
People want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
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