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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
Massive open online courses are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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