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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This sensational new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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