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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online education institutions
are struggling with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Niue to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also researches 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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