MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
e-learning have empowered
learners
all around the world
to take classes online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
are having to consider
today because online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can organizations
assure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
The John Marshall Law School to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This inspiring new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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