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
which
examines
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
online education have provided the means for
people
in every nation on earth
to take 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.
These MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
ensure that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Saint Lucia to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can educators
get a handle on
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to be aware of how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
experiments.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education subjects.
This gripping new book
also considers the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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