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 this authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
topics
relating to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in all parts of the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so swiftly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
student motivation and high
attrition?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
growing
desire
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain more knowledge about
the outcomes of these
interesting new open educational
undertakings.
Trainers want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
expanding
need for
data
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This gripping new book
also reviews the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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