MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge 2015.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
having to do with open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are dealing with
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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