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 authoritative new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
edited collection
that
describes
issues
pertaining to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
developments in
electronic educational technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
MOOCs are massive because there is no limit on the number of participating students.
Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) allow an unlimited number of learners in a single class.
These MOOCs are
customarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
subjects that
elearning technology institutions
are having to deal with
today because learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can we
be assured that
the quality of education provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can stakeholders
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massive open online courses?
What different strategies are being used by
institutions like
Qatar to conduct these MOOC courses?
How can institutions
handle issues like
low
motivation and high
attrition?
As digital education technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
need
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Scholars
and numerous other
stakeholders
would like
to gain a better understanding of
the outcomes of these
significant new open educational
endeavours.
Educators want
to grasp how
MOOC classes
can be made better.
To handle this
expanding
demand for
knowledge
MOOCs and Open Education
offers a critical analysis of
massively open online courses and other open education issues.
This authoritative new book
also discusses the
key controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER).
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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