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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
desire for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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