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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
articulates
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
New
improvements in
e-learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These online MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
elearning institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can organizations
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
widespread there is a
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
details
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This definitive new book
also deals with the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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