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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
all over the world
to take part in online classes.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These MOOCs are
typically free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
learning technology institutions
have to deal with
more than ever because online education technology is
developing so swiftly.
How can teachers
assure that
the quality of these
MOOC courses is
acceptable?
How can students
guarantee that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Harvard University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
attrition?
As digital learning becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
need
to perceive how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and many other
stakeholders
desire
to gain more knowledge about
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Scientists want
to perceive how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To handle this
increasing
need for
facts
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
MOOC classes and other open educational resource subjects.
This intriguing new book
also talks about the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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