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 breathtaking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Faroe Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
growing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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