MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Learn more about this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
investigates
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
online education are empowering
learners
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
elearning institutions
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
need for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open educational subjects.
This book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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