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
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses via the Internet.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Sri Lanka to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
important new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
data
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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