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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advances in
electronic educational technology enable
humans
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
are having to struggle with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can institutions
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As online learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
data
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational subjects.
This amazing new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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