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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
online education technology are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Solomon Islands to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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