MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
pertaining to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
changes in
distance learning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online classes.
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 online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to attend to
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
developing so rapidly.
How can participants
ensure that
the quality of education provided by these
MOOCs is
acceptable?
How can participants
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
participants
want
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
experiments.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
crescive
demand for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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