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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
Brand new
improvements in
online education technology make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
get a handle on
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
desire
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Everybody wants
to comprehend how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
Online assessments for MOOCs can be difficult to conduct effectively and reliably.
To meet this
expanding
need for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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