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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
examines
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
evolvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
tolerable?
How can stakeholders
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC courses?
What strategies are being used by
organizations like
UC Irvine to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can organizations
manage problems like
poor
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desideratum
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open education
experiments.
Everyone wants
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also deals with the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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