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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners 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 technology institutions
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Hungary to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desideratum for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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