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 interesting book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
which
addresses
subjects
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
distance learning technology have made it possible for
students
all over the world
to be participants in classes via the Internet.
These MOOC classes are
usually free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
A MOOC is an online course which uses the Internet to provide open access and unlimited student participation.
There are a lot of
issues that
e-learning technology organizations
are considering
more than ever because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can stakeholders
make sure that
the quality control for these
massively open online courses is
adequate?
How can organizations
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified for online teaching?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Tumblr to conduct these massively open online courses?
What experimental assessment strategies and teaching practices are optimal?
How can organizations
deal with
low
motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
growing
desideratum
to perceive how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Corporations
and numerous other
participants
need
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
interesting new open education
experiments.
Everybody wants
to gain an understanding of how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To meet this
developing
need for
information
the authoritative new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also considers the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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