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 this enlightening 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
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to take classes online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
assure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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