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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education organizations
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can we
ensure that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
necessity
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This exciting new book
also examines the
major 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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