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
edited collection
that
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
advancements in
online learning technology have provided the means for
students
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the education provided by these
massive open online courses is
respectable?
How can students
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Northern Cyprus to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
desideratum
to comprehend how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
need
to better understand
these
open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
knowledge
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource topics.
This new book
also addresses the
major controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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