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
book
that
considers
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses.
Modern
advances in
distance learning technology are enabling
humans
in every nation on earth
to participate in online classes.
MOOC courses are
typically free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a variety of
issues that
online education organizations
must deal with
now that learning technology is
advancing so fast.
How can institutions
certify that
the quality of training provided by these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Princeton University to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with the problems of
inadequate
learner motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to better understand how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Public servants
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to better comprehend
these
promising new open education
endeavours.
Students want
to better understand how
MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
crescive
desideratum for
facts
the intriguing new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOCs and other open education subjects.
This dramatic 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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