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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The University of Chicago to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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