MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can institutions
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Madagascar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Teachers want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This definitive new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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