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
book
that
considers
issues
pertaining to open
education resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOCs).
New
improvements in
e-learning are making it possible for
people
in nations all aver the world
to participate in courses via the Internet.
MOOC courses are
generally free
but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
e-learning institutions
must deal with
more than ever because online learning technology is
developing so rapidly.
How can organizations
be assured that
the schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
tolerable?
How can learners
ensure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach online courses?
What business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Miriada X to conduct these MOOC classes?
What assessment strategies and teaching practices are in use today?
How can participants
deal with the problems of
poor
motivation and high
dropout rates?
As online learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
expanding
desire
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Students
and numerous other
participants
desire
to be more aware of
these
new open educational
initiatives.
Instructors want
to understand how
these MOOCs
can be made better.
In response to this
expanding
need for
information
the new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource topics.
This scholarly new book
also investigates the
controversies associated with
these massive open online courses and open educational resources.
To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.
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