MOOCs and Open Education Around the World. Routledge.
Edited by Curtis J. Bonk, Mimi M. Lee, Thomas C. Reeves, Thomas H. Reynolds.
Find out more about this new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
researches
topics
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Brand new
evolvements in
elearning make it possible for
people
in every nation on earth
to take classes online.
These massively open online courses are
commonly free
for learners 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 several
issues that
e-learning organizations
are having to consider
now that online learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can organizations
guarantee that
the instruction provided by these
massive open online courses is
satisfactory?
How can learners
ensure that
teachers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Babson College to conduct these massively open online courses?
What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal?
How can teachers
deal with
inadequate
motivation and high
student attrition?
As distance learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
increasing
demand
to better understand how
MOOC classes are being conducted.
Scientists
and numerous other
stakeholders
want
to understand
these
interesting new open educational
experiments.
Lecturers want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To meet this
increasing
need for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
these MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This amazing new book
also examines the
most important controversies associated with
these online MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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