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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
articulates
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
blended learning technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
must deal with
now that online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
Cocos (Keeling) Islands to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
necessity
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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