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 exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
issues
regarding open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
learning technology have empowered
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online courses.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
now that e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better grasp
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Scientists want
to understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To handle this
desideratum for
data
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education topics.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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