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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Queen Maud Land to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to grasp how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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