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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
students
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
New Zealand to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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