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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education are providing the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Massachusetts Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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