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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
improvements in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the instruction provided by these
MOOCs is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
University of California, San Francisco to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As electronic educational technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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