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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
learning technology are making it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
initiatives.
Instructors want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This new book
also deals with the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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