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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bulgaria to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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