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 this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
elearning are making it possible for
learners
all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Bowling Green State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
need
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better comprehend
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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