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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
online education are enabling
learners
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
Massive open online courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
have to consider
today because elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
growing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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