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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning have enabled
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
make sure that
the training provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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