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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
improvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in classes online.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online education technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better understand
these
open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This exciting new book
also articulates the
major 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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