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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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