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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive open courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
participants
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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