MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. 2015 Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
e-learning institutions
are considering
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better comprehend
these
new open education
experiments.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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