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 compelling new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
analyzes
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
evolvements in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
UC Berkeley to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This exciting new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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