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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
e-learning technology enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can participants
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
participants
desire
to gain a better understanding of
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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