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 definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
considers
subjects
relevant to open
education resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Modern
changes in
elearning technology are making it possible for
learners
all over the world
to be participants in online courses.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive open online courses are
almost always free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
subjects that
online learning institutions
have to struggle with
in 2015 because technology-enhanced learning is
improving so fast.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the quality control for these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can participants
guarantee that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Cuba to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are in use today?
How can stakeholders
handle problems like
low
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
developing
demand
to understand how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Students
and lots of other
stakeholders
want
to better perceive
these
new open education
initiatives.
Academics want
to gain an understanding of how
MOOC classes
can be improved.
To meet this
growing
need for
knowledge
the exciting new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open courses and other open education resource issues.
This gripping new book
also researches the
controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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