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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
addresses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
online education technology are enabling
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
adequate?
How can students
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This definitive new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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