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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
describes
subjects
regarding open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology enable
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
topics that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
today because online education technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
edX to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
get a handle on
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning becomes more
available there is a
increasing
demand
to grasp how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource subjects.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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