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
that
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
evolvements in
online learning are providing the means for
learners
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOC classes are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can students
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Botswana to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
demand
to better understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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