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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
online learning technology are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Bermuda to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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