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 scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
talks about
issues
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
online education technology make it possible for
learners
in every nation on earth
to participate in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
learning technology organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Mt. San Jacinto College to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
developing
desire
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Researchers want
to perceive how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
information
the book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education topics.
This book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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