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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online learning are enabling
learners
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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