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
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
topics that
distance learning organizations
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
open education
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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