MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
technology-enhanced learning have provided the means for
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so rapidly.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC courses is
decent?
How can stakeholders
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Clipperton Island to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
need
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Professors want
to understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This definitive new book
also talks about the
major controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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