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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
addresses
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in classes online.
These MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can organizations
ensure that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
new open education
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
crescive
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This amazing new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open educational resources.
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