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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This sensational new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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