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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
distance learning technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
This MOOC book describes methods for making lectures more interesting and getting students more engaged in learning.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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