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 this engaging new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
advances in
learning technology have made it possible for
humans
in nations all aver the world
to be participants in online courses.
These massive online courses are
customarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the training provided by these
MOOCs is
respectable?
How can learners
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Utah State University to conduct these MOOC courses?
What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and many other
stakeholders
want
to gain a better understanding of
these
important new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This definitive new book
also researches the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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