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
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
e-learning technology enable
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
almost always free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education organizations
are dealing with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This intriguing new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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