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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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