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
that
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can institutions
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
South Ossetia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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