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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Turks and Caicos Islands to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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