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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
are considering
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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