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 the edifying new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
explores
issues
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advancements in
online education have empowered
people
all over the world
to be participants in classes online.
MOOCs are
generally free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are struggling with
more than ever because elearning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can students
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Udemy to conduct these MOOCs?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital educational technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
demand
to better understand how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
participants
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
important new open education
undertakings.
Scientists want
to gain an understanding of how
massive open online courses
can be made better.
To handle this
increasing
desire for
data
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This sensational new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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