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 significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
distance learning technology have enabled
students
in all parts of the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open online courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology organizations
are having to attend to
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so fast.
How can educators
assure that
the training provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can participants
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach online MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with the issues of
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
desire
to grasp how
these MOOC courses are being conducted.
Educators
and lots of other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Students want
to understand how
these MOOC courses
can be improved.
In response to this
growing
demand for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education resource topics.
This new book
also examines the
key controversies associated with
these MOOCs and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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