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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online education technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOC classes are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can students
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Canvas Network to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
ventures.
Academics want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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