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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
advancements in
digital education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education institutions
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
This book answers many questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education.
How can organizations
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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