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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
examines
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
improvements in
e-learning technology have enabled
people
in all parts of the world
to take classes via the Internet.
These massively open online courses are
ordinarily free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
elearning organizations
are having to deal with
today because distance learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
decent?
How can learners
make sure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massively open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As digital elearning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
demand
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Corporations
and lots of other
participants
would like
to better grasp
these
fascinating new open education
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain more knowledge about how
massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
need for
data
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open educational topics.
This stimulating new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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