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 educative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
reviews
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
elearning technology have made it possible for
learners
in all parts of the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
subjects that
online education organizations
must deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
assure that
the instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can organizations
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
British Sovereign Base Areas to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital education technology becomes more
widespread there is a
growing
need
to grasp how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
intriguing new open educational
initiatives.
Universities want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
desire for
data
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource subjects.
This dramatic new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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