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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
articulates
subjects
relevant to open
educational resources
(OER) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
advances in
online education technology have enabled
learners
all around the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
are struggling with
in 2015 because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
be assured that
the quality of these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What business models are being used by
organizations like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
What original teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
handle problems like
inadequate
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online education becomes more
abundant there is a
demand
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
stakeholders
need
to better perceive
these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Instructors want
to better understand how
MOOC courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
desideratum for
knowledge
the dramatic new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education topics.
This new book
also discusses the
controversies associated with
these MOOC courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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