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 the appealing new book MOOCs and Open Education
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a
book
that
describes
topics
relevant to open
education resources
and
massive open online courses (MOOC).
New
developments in
online education technology have empowered
people
in nations all around the world
to take part in courses online.
Massively open online courses are
mostly free
for learners but do not
always
lead to formal accreditation.
There are a lot of
issues that
distance learning institutions
have to struggle with
more than ever because learning technology is
advancing so quickly.
How can we
assure that
the quality control for these
MOOC classes is
respectable?
How can we
certify that
instructors are properly credentialed
to teach MOOC classes?
What different business models are being used by
institutions like
Canvas Network to conduct these massively open online courses?
What evaluation strategies and experimental teaching practices are optimal?
How can stakeholders
deal with
poor
learner motivation and high
learner dropout rates?
As e-learning technology becomes more
prolific there is a
desire
to perceive how
massively open online courses are being conducted.
Lecturers
and lots of other
participants
would like
to be more aware of
the outcomes of these
compelling new open educational
experiments.
Universities want
to perceive how
massively open online courses
can be improved.
In response to this
expanding
desire for
knowledge
the definitive new book
MOOCs and Open Education Around the World
provides a critical analysis of
these online MOOC courses and other open education issues.
This inspiring new book
also discusses the
most important controversies associated with
massively open online courses and open education resources (OERS).
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