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 dramatic new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
changes in
online education make it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses online.
These massive online courses are
typically free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
subjects that
online education organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because e-learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can learners
be assured that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
University of Florida to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and innovative teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the issues of
inadequate
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
developing
desideratum
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Professors
and numerous other
participants
want
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
experiments.
People want
to know how
these massive open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
increasing
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This interesting new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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