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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
These massive online courses are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online learning technology organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
need
to understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Scientists want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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