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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advances in
elearning technology are enabling
learners
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC classes are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to comprehend how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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