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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
changes in
online learning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
ensure that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
interesting new open educational
ventures.
Trainers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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