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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology make it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
new open education
initiatives.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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