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 the impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
gains in
electronic educational technology enable
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
procurable there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
these
intriguing new open educational
undertakings.
Corporations want
to know how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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