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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
talks about
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
elearning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can teachers
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kirkwood Community College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
get a handle on
inadequate
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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