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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
online learning technology are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Educators want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This thrilling new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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