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 this informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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