MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
online education are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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