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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advances in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These MOOC classes are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are considering
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Portugal to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
manage
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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