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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Colorado Boulder to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Public servants want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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