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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
discusses
topics
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
The latest
developments in
e-learning have made it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are quite a few
issues that
distance learning organizations
have to deal with
now that blended learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can educators
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can we
assure that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today?
How can educators
deal with the issues of
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As electronic education technology becomes more
abundant there is a
need
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and many other
participants
would like
to better understand
the outcomes of these
promising new open education
undertakings.
Students want
to better understand how
these massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
growing
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This interesting new book
also addresses the
key controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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