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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education enable
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students 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 lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Academics want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This stimulating new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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