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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Utah to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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