MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
gains in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all over the world
to take classes online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
learning technology organizations
have to struggle with
today because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
decent?
How can we
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Georgia Institute of Technology to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To respond to this
crescive
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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