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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
distance learning technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
details
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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