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
that
analyzes
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
gains in
electronic education technology make it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that online education technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can we
make sure that
the education provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
ensure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Guernsey to conduct these MOOC classes?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Teachers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
need for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This exciting new book
also reviews the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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