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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
online education are empowering
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of Florida to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational topics.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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