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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Minnesota to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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