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 illuminating new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in all parts of the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These online MOOCs are
normally free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are having to struggle with
now that online learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Liechtenstein to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can institutions
deal with the issues of
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain more knowledge about
these
interesting new open education
endeavours.
Public servants want
to understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
developing
need for
details
the book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This interesting new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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