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 the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
investigates
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC courses is
passable?
How can participants
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
handle
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
intriguing new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to better understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
desire for
facts
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource issues.
This authoritative new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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