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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advancements in
distance learning have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning organizations
are considering
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning becomes more
widespread there is a
demand
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Scholars want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
crescive
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational issues.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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