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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
talks about
topics
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
blended learning technology enable
students
all over the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
now that elearning technology is
improving so quickly.
How can teachers
certify that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business strategies are being used by
institutions like
American College of Education to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
available there is a
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and many other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
new open educational
experiments.
Everybody wants
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
desire for
details
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
major controversies associated with
MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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