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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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