MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
changes in
electronic education technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
expanding
desire for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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