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 the fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
studies
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
Modern
evolvements in
elearning technology are enabling
people
all around the world
to participate in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
MOOC courses are
free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
blended learning institutions
are dealing with
today because learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can educators
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
University of Pennsylvania to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
developing
necessity
to comprehend how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
The open educational resources movement was the inspiration for the first MOOCs.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
ventures.
Academics want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
expanding
desideratum for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational issues.
This sensational new book
also investigates the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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