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 this edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
online learning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to be participants in courses online.
MOOC courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning institutions
are having to deal with
now that learning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the education provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Udemy to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage issues like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As online education becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desire
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Intellectuals want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
details
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open education issues.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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