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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
studies
issues
relevant to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
changes in
distance learning technology have enabled
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online classes.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massively open online courses are
customarily free
for learners but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because e-learning technology is
improving so quickly.
MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities.
How can participants
make sure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can institutions
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach classes online?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
United Arab Emirates to conduct these MOOC classes?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
necessity
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Academics
and numerous other
participants
would like
to gain a better understanding of
these
compelling new open educational
endeavours.
Researchers want
to better understand how
massive open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
developing
need for
data
the gripping new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also examines the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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