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
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
advances in
online learning are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can learners
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Students want
to understand how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education resource issues.
This exciting new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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