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 the book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
discusses
issues
having to do with open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advances in
electronic educational technology are enabling
humans
in all parts of the world
to take part in classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
almost always free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
learning technology institutions
are having to consider
more than ever because elearning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Mayotte to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
growing
desideratum
to understand how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Academics
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open education
experiments.
Universities want
to comprehend how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
desire for
facts
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC classes and other open education subjects.
This authoritative new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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