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 the exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
distance learning are making it possible for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Eliademy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open education
endeavours.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
desire for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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