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
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
now that e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
endeavours.
Scientists want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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