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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
online education have enabled
learners
in all parts of the world
to take courses online.
These massive online courses are
mostly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
CaltechX to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
manage
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
growing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
exciting new open education
initiatives.
Scholars want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This gripping new book
also deals with the
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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