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 the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to take online classes.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online education organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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