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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
deals with
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
learners
all around the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
mostly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
learning technology organizations
are dealing with
now that online education technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Peer to Peer University to conduct these MOOCs?
What teaching practices and innovative assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
developing
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource subjects.
This scholarly new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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