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 this interesting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
articulates
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
technology-enhanced learning are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can students
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
NovoEd to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning becomes more
available there is a
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To respond to this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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