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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
explores
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
changes in
blended learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
ventures.
People want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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