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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
deals with
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
advancements in
learning technology have provided the means for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are having to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC classes is
adequate?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
University of South Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
People want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOCs
can be made better.
To meet this
demand for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education topics.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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