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 fine new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
considers
topics
having to do with open
education resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
improvements in
blended learning have empowered
learners
in every nation on earth
to be participants in online classes.
These online MOOC courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
topics that
e-learning technology organizations
are having to consider
today because elearning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
tolerable?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC classes?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As electronic educational technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
desire
to understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational resource topics.
This book
also examines the
major controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open educational resources.
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