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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
evolvements in
technology-enhanced learning are empowering
learners
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can institutions
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Paraguay to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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