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 this definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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