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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
addresses
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
evolvements in
online learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online education organizations
are dealing with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these MOOC classes?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to understand how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
demand for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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