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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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