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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
advances in
digital education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOCs are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can we
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Academic Earth to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
necessity
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
fascinating new open educational
ventures.
Educators want
to perceive how
these MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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