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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
analyzes
topics
regarding open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses.
The latest
changes in
distance learning technology have empowered
learners
in nations all aver the world
to take part in courses via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online education organizations
are having to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desideratum
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Teachers
and numerous other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open education
endeavours.
Educators want
to know how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desire for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational resource issues.
This book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources.
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