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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
all right?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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