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
examines
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
New
advancements in
elearning are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in courses online.
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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to deal with
today because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, Santa Cruz to conduct these MOOC courses?
What innovative assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
increasing
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
compelling new open education
experiments.
Researchers want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
developing
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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