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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
distance learning are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
This MOOCs book also documents active learning solutions that can help motivate students to engage in more productive learning experiences.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
want
to better grasp
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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