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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take courses online.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
e-learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
McHenry County College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This gripping new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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