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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
distance learning technology have empowered
students
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
growing
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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