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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
developments in
online learning technology are empowering
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
learning technology organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
all right?
How can we
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with the problems of
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As blended learning becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
open educational
initiatives.
Everybody wants
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This intriguing new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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