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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
advancements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
learners
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
NovoEd to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This scholarly new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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