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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
electronic educational technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online learning technology institutions
have to consider
today because e-learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
certify that
the education provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
poor
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
desideratum
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Universities
and lots of other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
significant new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To meet this
crescive
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This interesting new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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