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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can participants
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
good?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Swaziland to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
need for
information
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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