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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
elearning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOCs are
free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning organizations
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can participants
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open education
ventures.
Students want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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