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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
advances in
online education have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
need
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
these
intriguing new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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