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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
talks about
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
advancements in
learning technology have empowered
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
have to consider
now that distance learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Universities want
to grasp how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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