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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
elearning organizations
are dealing with
today because elearning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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