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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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