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 this educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Colorado State University-Global Campus to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Universities want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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