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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
have to consider
now that learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Myanmar (Burma) to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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