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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
that
studies
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
improvements in
online education have empowered
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes online.
These massively open online courses are
customarily free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
topics that
online education institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can learners
assure that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach MOOCs?
What different business strategies are being used by
institutions like
Johns Hopkins University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can teachers
manage problems like
inadequate
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As elearning technology becomes more
widespread there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Academics
and lots of other
stakeholders
desire
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
fascinating new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to gain an understanding of how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
To respond to this
growing
desire for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open educational topics.
This new book
also talks about the
key controversies associated with
these online MOOCs and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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