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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
customarily free
for students 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 several
issues that
elearning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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