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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
deals with
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology enable
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
are considering
now that blended learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
certify that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
assure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Tristan da Cunha to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle problems like
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Researchers want
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
desire for
details
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This intriguing new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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