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 the compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
talks about
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
developments in
distance learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
These MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
certify that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
all right?
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
UC San Diego to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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