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 book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
which
discusses
subjects
relating to open
educational resources
and
massively open online courses (MOOC).
Modern
gains in
digital education technology have provided the means for
people
in all parts of the world
to be participants in courses online.
These online MOOCs are
typically free
for students but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are many
issues that
online learning technology institutions
must deal with
today because learning technology is
advancing so rapidly.
How can teachers
ensure that
the quality of teaching provided by these
massively open online courses is
acceptable?
How can participants
assure that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business models are being used by
organizations like
Stanford Online to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student attrition?
As technology-enhanced learning becomes more
commonplace there is a
developing
desire
to comprehend how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Trainers
and numerous other
stakeholders
desire
to understand
these
interesting new open education
initiatives.
Public servants want
to comprehend how
these massive open online courses
can be enhanced.
To respond to this
increasing
need for
facts
the scholarly new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive open online courses and other open educational subjects.
This dramatic new book
also analyzes the
most important controversies associated with
these massively open online courses and open educational resources.
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