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 this enlightening new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
investigates
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
gains in
learning technology are providing the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
endeavours.
Academics want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also describes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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