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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
explores
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning organizations
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC courses is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
MOOEC to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Students want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
demand for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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