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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
considers
issues
regarding open
education resources
(OER) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
The latest
gains in
distance learning technology are empowering
people
in every nation on earth
to participate in classes online.
These online MOOC courses are
generally free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
topics that
online education institutions
are having to deal with
now that online learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can institutions
ensure that
the quality of these
MOOCs is
decent?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Udacity to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can participants
manage
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As elearning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
demand
to perceive how
MOOCs are being conducted.
Educators
and numerous other
participants
need
to better understand
these
exciting new open educational
undertakings.
Scholars want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be made better.
To meet this
increasing
desire for
details
the thrilling new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open education issues.
This definitive new book
also reviews the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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