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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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