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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
developments in
digital education technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are numerous
subjects that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Facebook to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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