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 is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
e-learning technology are enabling
humans
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This gripping new book
also studies the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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