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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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