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
book
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
online learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can we
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Puerto Rico to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
growing
need for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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