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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
The Bahamas to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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