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 the exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning technology have empowered
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
These massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Anguilla to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can teachers
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
want
to better understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also addresses the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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