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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
all around the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive open courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning organizations
are having to consider
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
necessity
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
compelling new open education
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
crescive
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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