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 engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
digital education technology have empowered
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can students
certify that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also researches the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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