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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
e-learning make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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