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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
evolvements in
electronic education technology are making it possible for
people
all over the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
MOOC classes are
typically free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
elearning organizations
have to struggle with
today because blended learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can institutions
make sure that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Wisconsin – Madison to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can educators
handle
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desideratum
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better perceive
these
new open education
undertakings.
Lecturers want
to gain more knowledge about how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To satisfy this
expanding
demand for
details
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open education issues.
This stimulating new book
also articulates the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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