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 the significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
technology-enhanced learning are enabling
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
elearning institutions
must deal with
now that online education technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
widespread there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
experiments.
Professors want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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