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 this significant new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education is a
book
which
discusses
topics
having to do with open
educational resources
(OERs) and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
Recent
advancements in
distance learning technology have provided the means for
students
in nations all around the world
to take courses via the Internet.
These massive online courses are
ordinarily free
but do not
lead to formal accreditation.
There are numerous
issues that
elearning technology institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because elearning technology is
improving so swiftly.
How can we
make sure that
the quality of schooling provided by these
MOOCs is
satisfactory?
How can stakeholders
be assured that
instructors are properly credentialed
and qualified to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Boston University to conduct these massive open online courses?
What teaching practices and experimental evaluation strategies are optimal?
How can educators
manage problems like
low
learner motivation and high
dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
abundant there is a
expanding
desire
to perceive how
these massively open online courses are being conducted.
Researchers
and many other
participants
want
to better grasp
the outcomes of these
new open education
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOC classes
can be made better.
To satisfy this
developing
demand for
information
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these massive online courses and other open educational resource topics.
This gripping new book
also investigates the
most important controversies associated with
these massive online courses and open education resources.
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