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 fascinating book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
evolvements in
online education have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online courses.
These massive open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC classes is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Virginia to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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