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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are dealing with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This inspiring new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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