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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
UCSF to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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