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 exceptional new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
investigates
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses.
Modern
improvements in
distance learning have provided the means for
learners
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes online.
Massively open online courses are
commonly free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online MOOC courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
low
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
increasing
demand
to gain a better understanding of how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and lots of other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
intriguing new open educational
endeavours.
Intellectuals want
to know how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
growing
need for
information
the interesting new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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