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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
electronic educational technology have empowered
people
in nations all aver the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning technology organizations
must deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Vatican City to conduct these MOOC courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This inspiring new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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