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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
e-learning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are
usually free
for learners 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
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Pennsylvania State University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This dramatic new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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