MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about the informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
discusses
topics
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
developments in
elearning technology have made it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take online courses.
These online MOOC courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
have to struggle with
today because elearning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can learners
certify that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What different strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
student attrition?
As blended learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
need
to gain a better understanding of how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
want
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Everyone wants
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
In response to this
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also articulates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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