MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
these
open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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