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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology make it possible for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
California Institute of the Arts to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
these
important new open educational
initiatives.
Corporations want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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