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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning are empowering
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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