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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning have enabled
humans
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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