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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
changes in
elearning have made it possible for
humans
all over the world
to take classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that online education technology is
developing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Greece to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
necessity
to better understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
important new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to know how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This amazing new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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