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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning have provided the means for
people
in nations all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
e-learning organizations
have to deal with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Michigan to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
ventures.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This dramatic new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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