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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
digital education technology enable
learners
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Saint Pierre and Miquelon to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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