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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
articulates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Brand new
gains in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Japan to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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