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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This intriguing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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