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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To respond to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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