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 this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
distance learning technology are empowering
learners
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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