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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to consider
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Great Basin College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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