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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
explores
topics
pertaining to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
elearning are enabling
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
These massive open online courses are
usually free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online education organizations
are considering
today because online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach classes online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Russia to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
handle issues like
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
necessity
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scientists
and lots of other
participants
need
to better perceive
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to perceive how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
increasing
desire for
information
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education resource issues.
This interesting new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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