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 informative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
pertaining to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Brand new
changes in
digital education technology have made it possible for
people
all around the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These online MOOC courses are
usually free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
elearning technology organizations
have to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can educators
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can participants
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach courses online?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Isle of Man to conduct these massive open online courses?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
manage
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desideratum
to be aware of how
these MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to understand
the outcomes of these
new open education
experiments.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This dramatic new book
also studies the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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