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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
now that learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This thrilling new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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