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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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