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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Papua New Guinea to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
ventures.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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