MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
normally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
handle problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
People want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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