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
edited collection
which
examines
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
developments in
blended learning make it possible for
students
in all parts of the world
to take part in online classes.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are considering
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can we
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
good?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can educators
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and lots of other
participants
desire
to better understand
these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Universities want
to grasp how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC classes and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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