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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
elearning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
undertakings.
Instructors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This sensational new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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