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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
American Samoa to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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