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 the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Seattle Central Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to better understand how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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