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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC classes are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Reddit to conduct these MOOCs?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
need
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Universities want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
data
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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