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 cutting-edge new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
addresses
issues
relevant to open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in online courses.
Massive open online courses (MOOCs) and similar experiments with open education are allowing millions of self-directed online learners around the globe to learn from well-known professors.
These massive open courses are
almost always free
for students but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
subjects that
online learning technology institutions
have to struggle with
today because e-learning technology is
developing so fast.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOC classes is
tolerable?
How can institutions
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What business models are being used by
institutions like
Yale University to conduct these MOOC classes?
How can proper quality standards be consistently defined and maintained?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
commonplace there is a
expanding
desideratum
to grasp how
MOOC courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and many other
stakeholders
would like
to better grasp
these
significant new open education
ventures.
Corporations want
to gain more knowledge about how
these massively open online courses
can be enhanced.
To meet this
crescive
demand for
information
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massively open online courses and other open education subjects.
This definitive new book
also explores the
controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open education resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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