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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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