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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
distance learning technology are enabling
students
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can teachers
be assured that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Australia to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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