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 appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
blended learning technology have empowered
students
in all parts of the world
to take part 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.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that elearning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can participants
be assured that
the quality of these
MOOC classes is
all right?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Brown University to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As electronic education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
desire for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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