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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
discusses
topics
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
The latest
improvements in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
humans
all over the world
to take part in classes online.
MOOC courses are
free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
distance learning institutions
are having to attend to
now that technology-enhanced learning is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can organizations
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
for teaching online?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
handle
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
available there is a
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Instructors
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
developing
demand for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This authoritative new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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