MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Kazakhstan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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