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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This interesting new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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