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
edited collection
which
discusses
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
online education technology are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
Massive open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
United States to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
manage problems like
low
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
available there is a
growing
desire
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and many other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
To satisfy this
desideratum for
facts
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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