MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Trainers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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