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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Kazakhstan to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education topics.
This authoritative new book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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