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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
examines
topics
related to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
evolvements in
online learning are enabling
people
all over the world
to participate in courses online.
MOOCs are open because they encourage open access via the Internet for all learners.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
topics that
distance learning institutions
must deal with
now that technology-enhanced learning is
advancing so rapidly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
respectable?
How can institutions
guarantee that
educators are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massive open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
MenaVersity to conduct these MOOCs?
What assessment strategies and original teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
manage issues like
low
student motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online education technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
increasing
necessity
to be aware of how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to better perceive
the outcomes of these
open education
initiatives.
Corporations want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To satisfy this
increasing
need for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education
provides a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education resource issues.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
massive open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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