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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
gains in
e-learning are enabling
people
in nations all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education organizations
have to consider
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
initiatives.
Educators want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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