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
researches
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
gains in
online learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online courses.
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.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so fast.
How can we
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can participants
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can institutions
get a handle on
poor
learner motivation and high
attrition?
As online learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
need
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
ventures.
Teachers want
to perceive how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
developing
demand for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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