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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
addresses
issues
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
assure that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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