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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to consider
now that e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
demand for
details
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also analyzes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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