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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
students
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because online education technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Brown University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
crescive
desideratum for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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