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
researches
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
improvements in
blended learning have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in online classes.
These MOOCs are
commonly free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
have to deal with
today because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can participants
guarantee that
the quality of instruction provided by these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can learners
make sure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOCs?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Duke University to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can stakeholders
manage problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
desideratum
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
stakeholders
need
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
exciting new open educational
ventures.
Instructors want
to understand how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
demand for
data
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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