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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
learning technology are making it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are considering
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mexico to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
endeavours.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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