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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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