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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
e-learning are providing the means for
students
in every nation on earth
to take part in courses online.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Professors want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This amazing new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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