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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
reviews
issues
relating to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
technology-enhanced learning have empowered
people
all over the world
to take online classes.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
topics that
e-learning institutions
have to consider
more than ever because online learning technology is
improving so rapidly.
How can teachers
guarantee that
the training provided by these
MOOC classes is
good?
How can organizations
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
low
learner motivation and high
learner attrition?
The ultimate purpose of massive open online courses is to provide education to more people all around the world.
As digital education technology becomes more
procurable there is a
increasing
demand
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
want
to be more aware of
these
exciting new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to perceive how
these MOOC courses
can be made better.
In response to this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the inspiring new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
controversies associated with
these MOOC classes and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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