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
reviews
issues
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
elearning enable
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Ascension to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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