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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
deals with
issues
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOC classes?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can we
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Instructors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
developing
need for
facts
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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