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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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