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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Spain to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
open education
undertakings.
Teachers want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This gripping new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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