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
book
which
studies
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Wake Island to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This exciting new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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