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 is a
book
which
articulates
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
The latest
developments in
e-learning enable
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
One Month to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
information
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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