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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
investigates
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
e-learning enable
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so swiftly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these massively open online courses?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
new open education
ventures.
Researchers want
to grasp how
these MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
knowledge
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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