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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
today because learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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