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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
make sure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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