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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can organizations
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Wesleyan University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
experiments.
Lecturers want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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