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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
advancements in
online education technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
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.
These MOOC classes are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
need for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also articulates the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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