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 Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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