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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
issues
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
digital education technology are empowering
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online learning organizations
must deal with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
make sure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
open education
endeavours.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
data
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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