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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
online learning are empowering
students
all around the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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