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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
online learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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