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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
analyzes
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
changes in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes online.
These massive online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Everybody wants
to know how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
facts
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
major controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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