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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
reviews
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to take online courses.
These massive open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can students
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
FutureLearn to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to grasp how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Universities want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desideratum for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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