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 new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
researches
topics
regarding open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
New
gains in
online education have enabled
people
all over the world
to be participants in courses online.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These massive open courses are
generally 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 many
issues that
technology-enhanced learning organizations
are struggling with
in 2015 because e-learning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can stakeholders
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massive open online courses is
good?
How can we
make sure that
educators are properly credentialed
to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Burkina Faso to conduct these MOOC courses?
What teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today?
How can organizations
handle issues like
inadequate
motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
need
to understand how
these MOOC classes are being conducted.
Public servants
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to understand
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
initiatives.
Scholars want
to grasp how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To handle this
expanding
desideratum for
data
the sensational new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open educational resource issues.
This gripping new book
also describes the
key controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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