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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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