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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
e-learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because distance learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can we
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
need for
facts
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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