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
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Open2Study to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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