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 fascinating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
elearning technology are empowering
learners
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online education institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Guadeloupe to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
manage
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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