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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
e-learning technology have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to take part in classes online.
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.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This scholarly volume offer guidelines for educators hoping to create a highly engaging MOOC-based learning environment.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
undertakings.
Public servants want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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