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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can students
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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