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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Reunion to conduct these massive open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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