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 the dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
researches
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These online MOOCs are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to attend to
today because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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