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 this illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Rutgers University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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