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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
e-learning technology are making it possible for
students
all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
in 2015 because online education technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
State University of New York to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
initiatives.
Researchers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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