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 the thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
analyzes
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
changes in
elearning technology are providing the means for
humans
all around the world
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology organizations
are having to deal with
now that elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and original assessment strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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