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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
now that learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can educators
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Finland to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
procurable there is a
need
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
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