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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
examines
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to perceive how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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