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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
advances in
e-learning are empowering
humans
all around the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
guarantee that
the teaching provided by these
MOOC courses is
respectable?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Yale University to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
Interaction, feedback and online support are the most important things that help students succeed in MOOC courses.
How can organizations
manage
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
demand for
data
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This thrilling new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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