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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
improvements in
elearning have made it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
today because elearning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can we
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
these
exciting new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desire for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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