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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
distance learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
This collected edition describes many different types of MOOC options and the full range of business plans related to MOOCs.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vanderbilt University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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