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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
learning technology are enabling
students
in nations all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Arizona State University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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