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 this thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are providing the means for
humans
in nations all around the world
to take online courses.
MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford Online to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This exciting new book
also addresses the
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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