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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
e-learning have provided the means for
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that distance learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
North Seattle Community College to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
demand
to better understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
desire for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education subjects.
This stimulating new book
also describes the
most important 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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