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 thought-provoking new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
edited collection
that
reviews
subjects
related to open
educational resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOCs).
Recent
evolvements in
distance learning technology make it possible for
learners
all over the world
to participate in classes via the Internet.
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.
MOOC courses are
normally free
for students but do not
consistently
lead to formal accreditation.
There are several
issues that
e-learning technology institutions
are considering
now that e-learning technology is
advancing so swiftly.
How can institutions
guarantee that
the quality of education provided by these
massive open online courses is
adequate?
How can we
guarantee that
lecturers are properly credentialed
to teach massively open online courses?
What different business strategies are being used by
organizations like
Coursera to conduct these MOOC courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can we
handle issues like
poor
student motivation and high
student dropout rates?
As distance learning technology becomes more
available there is a
expanding
necessity
to better understand how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Intellectuals
and numerous other
participants
want
to better comprehend
the outcomes of these
promising new open educational
endeavours.
Corporations want
to comprehend how
these MOOCs
can be improved.
To handle this
demand for
facts
the stimulating new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
offers a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open educational resource issues.
This definitive new book
also explores the
major controversies associated with
these massive open courses and open educational resources (OERs).
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