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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Canada to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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