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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
all around the world
to take online classes.
These massive open online courses are
mostly free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
online learning technology institutions
are dealing with
now that online learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can we
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Khan Academy to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to be aware of how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Universities
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Teachers want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
In response to this
expanding
desideratum for
knowledge
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open educational issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
most important controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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