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 impressive book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
describes
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
developments in
elearning technology are making it possible for
people
all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
distance learning organizations
have to struggle with
today because online learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can participants
certify that
the quality of instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can students
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOC classes?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
edX to conduct these massively open online courses?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
desire
to perceive how
massive open online courses are being conducted.
Instructors
and many other
participants
need
to be more aware of
these
open educational
ventures.
Researchers want
to better understand how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To meet this
developing
need for
knowledge
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource subjects.
This stimulating new book
also analyzes the
major controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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