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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
New
advances in
online learning technology enable
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes 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.
MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can we
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Montserrat to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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