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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
changes in
elearning are enabling
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can organizations
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
ventures.
Lecturers want
to know how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To meet this
desideratum for
information
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also discusses the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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