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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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