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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These massive open courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
good?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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