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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Egypt to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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