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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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