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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
investigates
subjects
related to open
education resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
gains in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
humans
all around the world
to take courses online.
Massive open online courses are
generally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are dozens of new technologies emerging each year that can be used for teaching and learning.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology organizations
are having to consider
now that blended learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
certify that
the training provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can learners
be assured that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What strategies are being used by
institutions like
Gibraltar to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
manage issues like
poor
student motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and lots of other
stakeholders
need
to better comprehend
these
significant new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
crescive
desideratum for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and OERS.
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