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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive open courses are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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