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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Abkhazia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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