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 edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advances in
digital education technology are making it possible for
learners
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massively open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Mariana Islands to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also studies the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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