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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are enabling
learners
in nations all aver the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to perceive how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Professors want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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