MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge (2015).
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
improvements in
online learning technology have made it possible for
students
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
online education organizations
are dealing with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can organizations
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Georgetown University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can institutions
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
learner attrition?
As digital educational technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better understand
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
developing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also describes 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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