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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are providing the means for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
elearning technology institutions
are struggling with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the quality of these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
MOOCs are a form of distance education.
How can learners
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
would like
to understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This book
also explores the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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