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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
e-learning are empowering
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
The Pennsylvania State University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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