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
book
that
reviews
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
online learning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can teachers
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Concordia University Wisconsin to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
prolific there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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