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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
gains in
online learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Universities want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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