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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
changes in
online learning have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOCs are
mostly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning institutions
are dealing with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can organizations
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC classes?
What original assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Students want
to know how
MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also researches the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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