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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Nicaragua to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
endeavours.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
need for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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