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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As elearning becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
need
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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