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 interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes online.
These MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
It is a challenge to motivate and engage students in online environments.
There are quite a few
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to grasp how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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