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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic education technology are providing the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
passable?
How can students
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Berklee College of Music to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
People want
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
desideratum for
facts
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This amazing new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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