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
that
discusses
issues
relevant to open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
e-learning technology have enabled
learners
all over the world
to take courses online.
These MOOCs are
almost always free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
technology-enhanced learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can students
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Dominica to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can we
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As digital learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better understand
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open educational
experiments.
Professors want
to know how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
increasing
demand for
details
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education issues.
This scholarly new book
also describes the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and OERS.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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