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 this book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
studies
subjects
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses.
The latest
gains in
online education technology are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to participate in online courses.
Massive open online courses are
ordinarily free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
distance learning organizations
are considering
today because e-learning technology is
improving so fast.
How can institutions
be assured that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massively open online courses is
passable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can we
deal with the issues of
low
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning becomes more
widespread there is a
developing
necessity
to understand how
these massive open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and many other
participants
need
to understand
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Professors want
to grasp how
these MOOCs
can be enhanced.
In response to this
growing
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOCs and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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