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 the cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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