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 the authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
elearning have enabled
people
all around the world
to take courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can organizations
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Germany to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
need for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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