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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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