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 the impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
students
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Germany to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
need for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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