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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
learning technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education institutions
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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