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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have enabled
humans
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
These massive online courses are
free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the education provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can we
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Trainers want
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education subjects.
This sensational new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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