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 this impressive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
studies
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses.
Recent
advances in
distance learning are providing the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOCs are
typically free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
Infrastructure, marketing, pedagogy, and assessment are some of the areas where questions about MOOCs and other forms of open education persist.
There are a lot of
issues that
online learning organizations
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
all right?
How can learners
be assured that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Palmyra Atoll to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental assessment strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
deal with the issues of
poor
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
available there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Researchers
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
these
promising new open education
ventures.
Students want
to comprehend how
MOOC courses
can be improved.
To handle this
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open educational topics.
This sensational new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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