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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
considers
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
e-learning technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
MOOC classes are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
certify that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
OpenLearning to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning becomes more
procurable there is a
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better perceive
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to better understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desire for
details
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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