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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
electronic education technology are empowering
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can institutions
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Trainers want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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