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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
students
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes 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.
This MOOCs book also describes the benefits of technology integration in k-12 and higher education.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
online learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open education
ventures.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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