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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational topics.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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