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 impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
relating to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
developments in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
all around the world
to participate in online classes.
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 courses are
normally free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
passable?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Davidson College to conduct these MOOCs?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
get a handle on
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
desire
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
participants
desire
to understand
these
promising new open educational
initiatives.
Students want
to gain more knowledge about how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To satisfy this
developing
desideratum for
information
the amazing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This inspiring new book
also considers the
controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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