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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
advances in
elearning are empowering
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
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 courses are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
certify that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Colorado System to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
growing
need for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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