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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
learning technology make it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Christmas Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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