MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning are enabling
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
blended learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
undertakings.
Academics want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
desire for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also articulates the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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