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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses.
Recent
improvements in
electronic educational technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to be participants in online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
blended learning institutions
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
United States to conduct these massive open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
participants
need
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to better understand how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also studies the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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