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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
developments in
electronic educational technology make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
usually free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning organizations
must deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Teachers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
information
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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