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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology enable
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
France to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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