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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
related to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic education technology have made it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online education technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can institutions
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
abundant there is a
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Everyone wants
to perceive how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desire for
facts
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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