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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
electronic education technology make it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
need
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
expanding
desideratum for
details
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This sensational new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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